"All the money we put out, we expect to get repaid, so that we can recycle and use it again, " chief executive Nick O'Donohue told BBC Radio 4's Today Programme.

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We would encourage the use of durable carrier bags which can be used again and again.

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"I can sympathise easily with the resistance many will feel because we again will need to use a large amount of public money, " Mr Dijsselbloem said.

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